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"Then it was a different Maria that hired me She looked like this one, but it wasn’t her" I frowned "Are they a cult?"

Vitz grunted Either he didn’t know or they weren’t sure

"You can explain later We’ve got to go" Danny leaned back into the roo this way"

"Wait, where is Tess? Is she really safe?" Ava looked at the thief

"Yes, she’snear-by I locked her in so she wouldn’t followto divorce t?" I asked "You showed up at just the right tiot Ava’s eured that if she ith someone that could help her, you would eventually end up at one of them" Danny rubbed the back of neck "I couldn’t find Ava We searched all of London I thought of just sending the painting to Maria but I worried she’d kill Ava either way I’d hoped presenting it in person would up our odds of surviving"

"That was a big ga and leave the strategy to soht" Danny frowned "I’ to be so relieved you’re okay"

"Those people are getting closer, we need to split" Mavis nodded at Vitz

"I have help waiting outside" I ed to haul my sorry ass off the desk and stand Ava slipped under ainsttime

"Can you tell us a way out?" Danny looked at Vitz

"Yes My cover is shot" Frustration laced his words Without another look he took off in the opposite direction of the e had co" Mavis looked ateyes "You can ot it, cheese boy?"

"Got it"

"What kind of cheese?" Ava glanced up at hed and leaned over to kiss her head We were alive

"So you’re Swiss Cheese? It works" There was that smile I loved so much

"Yes and you’re h helped distract me as we made our way down the dark hallways

We ran into very little resistance Mavis and Vitz took care of it quickly and quietly each tiainst a wall He pressed so on a phone and said a few short words in French before a van turned the corner He walked over and opened the door for us

"Owen?" Mavis called

"We’re good" I let Ava help ed without her, but it was nice to have the help The er seat turned to look ata physician Derek said you were bleeding"